Above The Sky (Yin Tianshen Yin) Chapter 49: Just like a star (6700)

——People in the world often say that dragons have a long lifespan, are almost immortal, and even immortal.

It is not surprising to have this impression, because dragons do live longer than ordinary people, and a real dragon occupies a place, and maybe a dozen generations of people will coexist with it.

But the latter is actually an illusion.

Everything is born and then dies, and everything that exists will die, mountains will overturn, oceans will dry up, even the stars have their end, they will turn into final black stars.

Not to mention dragons?

Although Solstner's lifespan is long compared to those of the villains on the planet, without the help of special methods, she will experience A complete life cycle, from birth to decline.

No more, no less.

This time is just right, to be able to witness a cycle of the civilization cycle, but it will not cause a change in mentality due to a long lifespan, lose enthusiasm and love, become indifferent and numb, and be unable to observe everything objectively.

So that they can better complete their tasks.

As the third generation of true dragons, Solstner once heard the second generation of true dragons as mentors speculate about the origin of their race: they are not ashamed to admit that they are very likely to be created by some kind of higher civilization On the contrary, they believe that the self created by a higher civilization represents a certain kind of lofty meaning.

Observing civilization may be one of their natural missions... and after the five hundred years of life cycle is over, dragons as observers should also return to their creators.

At that time, they will usher in a complete transformation, promoted from a dragon to a higher form of life.

A truly eternal life.

Her tutor guessed so.

But other instructors have other guesses: for example, dragons are a kind of fighting life form, which does not need so much lifespan; If you like it, increase the service life; for example, the dragon is the body of the creators walking in the world, but the creator is no longer in the world, so the body once again gave birth to the soul, and then they have them.

There are different opinions, each with its own evidence and logic.

But no one dragon can convince another.

Dragon's personalities, ecology and abilities are so different that no one dragon can fully understand another dragon. They seem to be the same, but completely different creatures.

Dragon is such a contradictory existence: their essence core is exactly the same, and even the skin is mostly similar, but the flesh and soul under the skin are very different from each other, diametrically opposite.

So contradictions were born. With the birth of the third generation of dragons one after another, the dragon group was completely divided, and even fell into civil war.

Sol Steiner hadn't experienced the dragon battle that claimed to destroy the stars, but her mentor had.

She and her mentor are dragons with a little 'commonality', so they can understand each other's thinking. This is the only relationship among dragons that can reach a little tacit understanding.

Of course, with the emergence of the fourth generation of true dragons that can give birth to offspring, the gap between true dragons has gradually become smaller... But in a sense, this is also the beginning of the transformation of true dragons into real mortal things process.

The instructor firmly believes that the lifespan of their real dragons is definitely more than a mere five hundred years. It is the creators who artificially limit their "use time" in order to ensure that their workflow is controllable.

There must be some device, somewhere, that will free the dragons from their confinement...and make them truly immortal beings that can walk alongside their creators.

[Will it be so great? Creator? 】

Sometimes Solstner would think this way. When she was young, she would always feel disapproving. If they are indeed the creations of a powerful civilization, then why would the creator allow these powerful tools to have eternal life? ?

Tools are supposed to be replaced when they are used up, so why add an extra one so that they can live forever?

But there is nothing wrong with immortality.

Anyway, try to find it.

This is her mission.

So the dragon spread his wings and set sail in the darkness.

She flew in the direction of the bright star, flying all the way.

In the end, they arrived at a prosperous land.

——Yin En felt the memory of the steel dragon Solstner.

It's a very old, very old memory.

At that time, Qiganglong hadn't known human beings, hadn't become a dragon god, hadn't sheltered the mountain people for hundreds of years, and hadn't found the fragments of the spaceship falling from the sky in the Baisen Mountains.

With the wish of her mentor, she set off from the dark place of nowhere, crossed the void, and came to Terra, looking for things related to real dragons and eternal life.

This is the real beginning of Solstner's life.

Yoon is thinking.

"Sure enough, is the real dragon also guessing its own origin?"

At this moment, Yin En pulled himself away from the memory of the real dragon, thinking about the information in the memory from the perspective of a bystander, the more he watched, the more certain he was in his guess: "Sure enough, the real dragon is Some kind of unnatural ultra life form - they are too perfect from beginning to end, but they have many flaws that normal creatures don't have."

"However, a cosmic life form... If the real dragon is really a created life, what kind of task do they need to complete?"

"Moreover, this memory does not have the scene of Solstner's birth—instead, it seems to have been extracted deliberately, and told me, who can watch the inheritance, why she came to Terra."

"There must be a follow-up."

The spirit continued to deepen, and Yin En excavated the past of the Dragon God stored in the holy mountain.

Soon, a brand new scene emerged again, but what appeared this time was not the memory of when the Iron Dragon first came to Terra.

It is the scene when her time is approaching and she is about to die.

——Hundreds of years ago, the top of Qigang Mountain.

Gloomy winter clouds lingered around the horizon, and an unusually ferocious blizzard swept across the entire mountain range. Only the Sacred Steel Mountain still had warm sunshine because of its height and the protection of the Dragon God.

Under the golden brilliance, a silver-gray dragon crawled in the middle of the holy mountain.

She is getting old. Although the carapace and chips on her body surface are still solid, they are not as bright and shiny as when she was young. The original bright silver dragon child may be dull because of drooping eyelids.

She can make herself look younger, but it is not necessary. Solstner has no fear of death. Throughout her life, she has lived a fulfilling and perfect life. Some people love her, some people fear her, Some people believe in her, some people respect her.

Even a dragon is satisfied in this aspect. Although she did not complete her mission, she has lived her own life.

Enjoying the warmth of the sun, the old Baisen Dragon God sensed that a person had come to him.

It was a tall mountain dweller with brown hair and light purple eyes, with lightning flowing from his body, and a large sword with a flashing arc on his back.

He humbly bowed to the old dragon on one knee and bowed his head deeply.

"Your Majesty, there is a vision in the northeast. There is a cold disaster on the Canaan Moor side, and the air on the mountain side is getting colder... The blizzard has swept through the settlements of hundreds of tribes, big and small. Next, we will Going to do our best to provide disaster relief, there may be fewer people serving you..."

The leader of the Dragon God Kingdom is also a child in her eyes. Solstner remembered the other party's name, Mingshan Xuanfeng. He was the leader of the Xuanfeng Department's generation. This group of villains was always tall and loud, so he was chosen to report to him about the situation in the country. important matters.

But in fact, the old dragon can even clearly hear the rubbing sound of the ant's antennae, so why does it need such a loud voice? But in the final analysis, it was the villain's good intentions. Solstner had long been used to such a voice after listening to reports from Xuanfeng's family for more than a dozen generations.

In her long life compared to humans, the dragon can't say she liked humans very much, but she certainly didn't dislike these energetic creatures.

She saw with her own eyes that the ancestors of the people in front of her followed her footsteps and opened up the first piece of wasteland among the mountains. World of Warcraft,.

Not only that... there are many, many people...

Many figures suddenly appeared in Solstner's mind. She thought of the ancestors of many tribes of the mountain people: the ancestor of the Xuanfeng tribe was a taciturn tall man who was good at manual work and carved the first for himself. It is a wooden statue; the chief of the Avud tribe is a gentle woman, but she is good at using a pair of knives. Whether it is tearing up the enemy's flesh or chopping vegetables, it is a masterpiece. It was the favorite of all the mountain people at that time dream lover.

She still remembers the chiefs of the Snake Rock Department and the Yan Rock Department, with their long pointed noses and big fleshy ears, old Boka and Bofu are a pair of good brothers, they followed her late, but helped herself They were the most diligent and shrewd when looking for visions. One of the two took the potion of the steel rock snake, and the other took the potion of the crouching rock bear lizard, in order to be able to travel through the mountains and explore clues to those subtle places for themselves.

There are many, many people, themselves, and the faces of their descendants flashed before Dragon God's eyes.

They have long since died, returning between the heavens and the earth and the mountains.

The long-lived dragon doesn't feel sad, because this is a human life, they never regret it, so why should she feel sad?

However, it is time.

As he got older, Solstner felt that his heart began to become indifferent, and he began to be unable to recall those faces.

Yes, the mountain people she helped almost established a country back then, except for the very beginning, she didn't give them any protection at all afterwards.

Of course, if you have to say it, allowing these mountain people to live in their own territory may also be regarded as a kind of shelter... But isn't it also very interesting? Watching the little people being born and dying, building their own homes on this land, offering sacrifices and praying by their side, praising her and the names of the mountains.

This kind of life is also very good.

But now, in Solstner's heart, there is no longer an inexplicable satisfaction and pride, a kind of pride in being their "mountain dragon god".

Now, in her heart, there is only a faint sense of overlooking, an unspeakable alienation.

Time turns too much familiarity into indifference.

The wooden statues have decayed, the rock gods have been eroded by the wind, and the steel dragons are also stained with rust.

—Yes.

Solstner suddenly had a realization in his heart: this is the lifespan of a dragon.

Five hundred years is the deadline for enthusiasm. After five hundred years, dragons will gradually lose their understanding of the subtleties of this world. If they don't transform into a higher life form as soon as possible, they will have a more eternal life. If the thinking mode of the child is not used, then she will gradually lose emotion and empathy.

In the end, it becomes a life like a machine.

So...she should go too.

【Don't worry, Mingshan·Xuanfeng】

At this moment, she said: [That is not a cold disaster, but another old dragon that is dying]

[My kinsmen come here longing for the secret treasure in my hand, intending to make the last fight before death]

Mingshan Xuanfeng raised his head in astonishment, which is extremely disrespectful, but the Dragon God doesn't care about these etiquettes at all, and he was also shocked because the Dragon God took the initiative to talk to the mountain people for the first time in decades: " Your Majesty?! You..."

—You remember my name?

Although he didn't say these words, Long could completely guess what he was thinking—is it not just him? If the dragon chooses, she can remember the names of all those who respect her as the dragon god.

So she knew all along.

【This is not asylum, just to protect my property】

At this moment, the blizzard is coming towards the holy mountain, and the towering icy cloud mountain is like the wave of a tsunami, wrapped in biting icy frost and snow, trying to overturn the dragon's lair.

The old dragon slowly supported her limbs, she was still strong, and still had the power to influence the world. Even though the Steel Dragon has slowly rusted, she can still display 100% of her strength before she dies.

With both wings spread, the dragon **** raised his head and stared at his fellow race in the endless ice and snow in the distance—she could hear roars and threats, as well as naked greed.

【—Solstner, hand over your treasure! 】

The battle between dragons and dragons always revolves around treasure.

People in the world often say that dragons love gold, silver, and all valuable treasures... This cannot be said to be wrong, because what dragons desire is indeed the most precious wealth in this land, this planet, and this star field.

Just like the fragments beneath her, the fragments of her kingdom.

And those in her kingdom.

That is the real, priceless treasure that cannot be estimated by value.

So, it's time to flap your wings and take your last flight—

Under the stunned gaze of Mingshan Xuanfeng, in the eyes of all the mountain people who endured the blizzard, on the towering peak of the lofty holy mountain shining with bright silver flames, the dragon that has gone through the ages has fluttered its wings , the incredible power dispelled all the haze and snow clouds in the entire mountain range in an instant.

The sun is like a sword, piercing the sky and the earth.

Then, the steel-colored light went up against the sun and flew straight to the center of all the ice and snow!

The dragon battle begins.

This is the end of the memory, the end of the true life of the steel dragon Solstner.

Yin En finished reading everything completely, and the light and shadow of the memory of the flying dragon of the fifth level went straight into the depths of his soul. He let out a deep breath, and rows of ancient and scribbled subtitles also appeared in front of his eyes.

[The people of later generations, no matter who they are, dragons or humans. Come here, pass the verification, restart the cradle, and get my inheritor]

【You will get my greatest wealth】

[My treasure, technology, country, mountains, dreams...and my people]

This is the last message left by Xiganglong before leaving his dragon lair to start the final dragon battle with Ice Menglong.

She came to Terra with a mission, stepped into death for her wish, lived a fulfilling and fulfilling life, and ended everything in the battle she desired.

Sol Stener, Qi Steel Dragon, Bison Dragon God. These are her names.

Until she died, she did not find out the truth behind the secret of the real dragon, nor did she fully discover the secret of the legacy of the skyfall spaceship.

But it's not because she didn't work hard, it's just because she didn't get the silver chip.

And now, four hundred years later, the owner of the silver chip came to this ancient mountain range and stood on the top of the majestic holy mountain.

Take it again, an unfulfilled dream.

Yin En opened his eyes in reality, and silver-blue light shone in them.

He felt that his body was full of strength, not because of the blessing of source quality from outside, but after purification and treatment, the stabilized physique tended to be perfect, releasing a more powerful and harmonious power than before.

And the information about the 'Cradle of Twilight', and the results of the research on it by the steel dragon Solstner, also surfaced in Yin En's mind one by one.

As Yin En knew through the silver chip, the Twilight Cradle is the "fire storage device" of the skyfall spacecraft, whether it is psionic energy, biological, computer hard disk, or any form of storing information, it contains the essence of civilization Things, it can be preserved through the internal 'static storage device'.

It's not that time stops, but the use of source matter to create an etheric vacuum, which fixes the movement of every molecule, and keeps the interior at a temperature close to absolute zero - this is the best way to preserve it.

However, due to the fall of the Skyfall spacecraft, the energy system was destroyed, and the cradle system with the most rigorous defense fell off, fell into the Baisen Mountain Range, and was embedded in the mountain body.

The Qiangang Dragon solidified the mountain with its own power, and transformed the entire Qiangang Mountain, using the natural spiritual energy of this mountain to recharge it.

But it's a pity that many of the 'fire seeds' stored in the Twilight Cradle have been lost, and even the Qiangganglong couldn't find those traces.

Yin En is also extremely sorry for this point-every fire contains a civilization, and even a planet's ecological information in a sense. The rich ecology and environment of Terra today may be due to multiple A mixed product from the fire leak in the Shimmer Cradle.

If I have to say it, Terra's current ecology is likely to meet a conjecture called "Gaia Planet"... This planet can perfectly meet the ecology needed by any kind of creature, or help any A living thing finds a suitable place to live in its body.

However, there is another very important function in the low-light cradle system.

It can analyze the information contained in any fire, no matter what kind of creature it is, whether it is carbon-based, amino, sulfur-based, iron-based or even psionic, phantom, virtual, sub-entity, gaseous, and light-like creatures.

Whether it is a hive cluster, a mechanical gestalt, a psionic group, a true social life, or a society of division of labor and cooperation...

Any life, any fire left by any civilization, no matter how strange it is or how many times it has been encrypted, the Shimmer Cradle system can analyze it, extract and store its information.

This function is obviously designed by the civilization behind the skyfall spacecraft to better preserve civilization information, and it is a universal decryptor.

After all, some fires of civilization may not be well preserved, so they can only be absorbed by the Skyfall spacecraft and then recreate a stable one by itself.

The moment Yin En saw this function, Yin En's heart skipped a beat.

Perhaps other people may feel sorry for the loss of tinder, and feel a little funny about this function-even if there is no tinder, what is the function of extracting its information?

This is because they don't have the fire in their hands, and they won't get the fire in the future, so they are so emotional.

But Yin En knew that there were at least a few fireships in the Great Labyrinth of the South China Sea!

As a heterogeneous research base specializing in the study of alien ecology, the fire in the Sequoia Base is kept in the interior of the major ecological parks!

Although some may have been leaked, it has become a very different ecology inside the Great Labyrinth and the outside world, and it has also created the situation of polymetallic life around the Baisen Mountains... But the body of the fire must still be inside the Great Labyrinth!

Just take it out, and then store it in the twilight cradle... It will be completely extracted and analyzed by the technology of the spaceship that fell in the sky...

"I have an entire metal-based planet, all biological ecology and even civilization information?!"

——This is undoubtedly the most precious treasure in the cradle system!

Thinking of this, Yin En's heart beat slightly.

Even though he has always been as calm as him, he can't help but start thinking about the future: "In this way, I don't have to worry about the technical storage of biology... As long as I can build the biology laboratory led by Xiahui, there will be no need to worry about it." With Debert's assistance, all of this will develop rapidly... I can even use these materials to optimize the structure and potions of many bloodline true form inheritance!"

Even if it is a solid city, it may not be perfect, Hilliard admitted.

He has been telling Yin En that if Yin En has the opportunity to improve the Immovable Fortified City in the future, then go ahead and change it. Must be for Yoon and the others.

Yin En deeply agrees. For example, the Lord of the third energy level, in his opinion, is too defensive and does not meet his requirements.

In order to match the high-sensitivity and high-information acquisition brought by the fairy blood and the silver chip, his immovable fortified city must have a strong enough firepower pouring ability and high mobility... If he had to say it, he saw it in the imperial capital. Those mobile fortresses are very much in line with Yin En's requirements.

An incomparably strong steel sky fortress, this is the future he wants.

It's just that there are too many things needed to improve the inheritance, even Yin En can only take one step at a time... But now, the opportunity is close at hand!

This is something only Yin En can do.

"But..."

Calm down, Yin En sighed: "The laboratory must be built first - and the rebellion on the mountain people's side must be settled first to ensure the stability of the territory before the development can be accelerated."

"As for now..."

Slowly walking down from the altar on the top of the mountain, Yin En came to the edge of the platform on the top of the mountain.

On the top platform of Chenggang Sacred Mountain, the black altar is the dragon nest of Baisen Dragon God in the past, and the surrounding buildings are towering towers and rock pillars used by mountain people for sacrifice.

These ancient altars and totem poles are erected on the top of the mountains, reaching straight into the sky. Now that the mountain people have weakened, they still boast of their former glory to everyone.

Yin En stood on the edge of the mountain, overlooking the surrounding area of ​​the holy mountain.

The bright silver sacrificial fire is located behind him, shining with pure color, and under the holy mountain, at the bottom of the long cliff, there are dense golden and red two-color fires all over the mouth of the gorge and around the foot of the mountain.

Many faces, hundreds of thousands of mountain people's faces looked up at the mountain where the holy fire was ignited again, they shouted excitedly, making a sound like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

They were the mountain people from Avod's tribe. They were the closest, and they came here immediately to face the rekindled holy mountain.

Waiting for the arrival of the 'Dragon God Messenger'.

For a moment, the memory of Xi Ganglong flashed in Yin En's heart, his blue eyes fell, and he scanned all the people down the mountain, many faces, the faces of the ancestors and descendants of the mountain people overlapped, Give him a feeling of familiarity and strangeness.

And they were all shouting, chanting, and praying a word in unison. The young man on the top of the mountain couldn't hear these voices, but for some reason, Yin En could understand what they were talking about.

"Dragon God! Messenger!"

"Dragon God! Messenger!"

"Dragon God! Messenger!"

The messenger of the dragon **** stands on the top of the holy steel mountain, like a **** with his back against the sun.

Thousands of torches gather to form an ocean, surrounded by surging sacred flames, and the mountains roar like a tsunami.

The eyes of the mountain people reflected the brilliance of the sacrificial fire in the dark night, shining with earnest hope.

Those lights, those desires...

——Just like the stars.